Definition of accomplishmentnext
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the state of being actual or complete a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see

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Recent Examples of accomplishment Chief among her accomplishments at the institution are the staging of a traveling retrospective of Marisol, and a major rehang of the museum’s permanent collection. News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026 The streamer also has its sights set on an even rarer accomplishment. Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 July 2026 Lestat may have been narrating his failures this past season, but the series is celebrating its accomplishments as executive producer Mark Johnson announced a season-four renewal. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Among his major and many accomplishments during his tenure at The Public was the development of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for accomplishment
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Noun
  • Part of Mahle’s success against the Brewers was due to an uptick in velocity with his four-seam fastball.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Yet many young Indians say that national success has not translated into opportunities for them.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • The hearings often result in displays of key evidence, including crime scene photos and items recovered after the execution of search warrants.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Adobe was cut to sell from hold, citing execution risk from leadership and business model transitions.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2026
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  • The achievement was so significant that two of the physicists behind the theory won the Nobel Prize.
    Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • That aside, Baker’s practical magic on the movie is fantastic and one of the production’s finest achievements.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Some factors outside of districts’ control, such as the declining birth rate and competition with the private sector, could be contributing to this trend, according to local and state education leaders.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Villalobos’ career spans thirty years in the school district with a brief interlude in the private sector, working for education technology companies.
    Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
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  • That funding directly offsets exit expenses and onboarding hurdles, giving companies a smoother path toward a modern fulfillment setup.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • That is obviously an ambitious goal with no prospect of fulfillment anytime soon.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
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  • That realization inspired the now-iconic satin jacket with the gold scorpion on the back, an idea Refn traced to Kenneth Anger’s Scorpio Rising.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • Duncan also helped support the realization of the Whitney Museum’s centennial celebrations for Pousette-Dart in 2016, as well as organizing the first exhibition of the artist’s photography.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
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  • The finding also suggests the civilization would have spanned 183,000 square kilometers (70,657 square miles), an area about the size of North Dakota.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • But more specifically, Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem pinpoints how pervasively violence against women is a part of civilization’s moral decay.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
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  • About half of these projects, which included an internal AI assistant to help the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration answer taxpayers’ questions, didn’t see long-term implementation.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The nitty-gritty implementation at a kernel level gets pretty complicated—read through Vernet’s write-up for all the details.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

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“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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